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Global Chalice Lighting for December 2010

The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists announces the 88th in its
monthly series of global chalice lighting readings. Congregations worldwide are invited to
participate.

All ICUU-affiliated groups have been asked to submit brief chalice lightings for the
project. Every month, a reading will be distributed to Unitarian and Universalist
congregations around the world. We ask each congregation to use the reading for
at least one worship service in the designated month, identifying it as the
“Global Chalice Lighting” for that month and naming the group which
submitted it. Readings will be circulated in English and, where different, in their original
language.

It is hoped that the ICUU Global Chalice Lighting Project will enhance the worship
experience in our congregations and raise awareness of the international dimensions of
our religious movement.

This Global Chalice Lighting is submitted in by the British General Assembly of Unitarian
and Free Christian Churches. It is to be used during December 2010.

As we light our chalice

at the ending of one year
and the beginning of another year,
we affirm…

The radiant joy and beauty

of the world in which we live

The unity of all life and our interdependence

with the rest of creation

Our responsibility to care for and sustain

all forms of life on the planet for future generations

The uniqueness and equal dignity of every person

The power of unconditional love to transform lives

The importance of constantly seeking truth and wisdom

Our commitment to support each other
in the task of building the Kingdom of Heaven,
based on peace, justice and love

The divine ground of our being

that connects us with each other and the infinite
and which replenishes and heals us

-Roger Courtney
All Souls Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Belfast, N. Ireland